At
the start of retail competition and open access, contestable customers will have the power to choose their supplier of electricity. To ensure
a smooth transition to a competitive retail environment, electricity choice
is to be phased in as follows:

Timeline

Contestable
Market

December 26, 2012

End-users
with at least 1 MW monthly average peak demand in Luzon

Two
(2) years after

End-users
with at least 750 kW monthly average peak demand in Luzon.Aggregation of
demand is allowed.

ERC
to publish schedule for next threshold

End-users
up to household level in Luzon.

The schedule for electricity choice in Mindanao is yet to be determined by ERC.

There is no retail electricity choice in small island grids and all other areas that are not connected to the main transmission grid.